Maintenance Engineer – Mechanical & Electrical

Location: SalisburySalary: £45,000 – £52,000 DOE + excellent benefitsHours: 28-day shift cycle (days and nights)

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established manufacturer, providing vital mechanical and electrical support to keep production running smoothly. This role offers excellent training, including PLC programming, CompEx, and functional safety qualifications, alongside the chance to work on a variety of engineering projects. You’ll join a supportive environment that values career progression and employee wellbeing.

The role of Maintenance Engineer is varied, hands-on, and rewarding. You’ll work across planned preventative maintenance, urgent breakdowns, and improvement projects, covering a wide range of systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs, and automated machinery. This is an excellent opening for a Maintenance Engineer who enjoys problem solving and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits include 5.5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Free on-site parking

What you’ll be doing:

• Carry out both planned and reactive maintenance on mechanical and electrical systems

• Ensure production reliability by responding quickly to breakdowns and faults

• Perform calibration checks and portable appliance testing (PAT)

• Support process improvements, machinery upgrades, and new equipment installations

• Identify and recommend improvements to plant, machinery, and systems to boost safety, quality, and efficiency

• Work safely at all times, adhering to health, safety, and environmental standards

We'd ideally like you to have the following experience but can be flexible depending on industry experience:

• Time-served apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering with a Level 3 Electrical qualification

• Proven experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance

• Strong knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, inverters, and PLCs

• Experience in automated process environments desirable

• Familiarity with PAT testing, LOLER, and functional safety standards is an advantage

Working shift pattern for this role is a 28-day cycle – 4 on, 5 off, 5 on, 4 off, 5 on, 5 off (rotating between days and nights)

Apply today with your CV to take the next step in your career or give Lynne a call for more details on